Chapter Summaries

Son Goku and Vegeta took the exhausted Sun Fangfang with them to Grand Kai's Planet, while Son Gohan recovered from his fight with Eliza and recruited Broly as an ally. Son Gohan then turned his attention to stopping Majin Buu's awakening, but he did not know where Babidi was.

• Vegeta persuaded Son Goku to bring Sun Fangfang with them rather than leave her on Earth, and Piccolo agreed to tell Son Gohan about their departure.
• Son Gohan and Eliza recovered after their exhausting fight ended in a tie.
• Son Gohan invited Broly to join him, and Broly agreed.
• Broly told Son Gohan that Marcarita had brought the Pride Troopers to Planet Vampa, and Son Gohan was surprised by Broly's strength and Toppo's progress.
• Son Gohan decided that Babidi must be killed before he awakened Majin Buu, but he did not know where Babidi was.

Son Gohan put Paragus in charge of Planet Ba and tasked him with building an intelligence organization called the Saiyan Alliance, including searching for Babidi and the remaining Saiyans. As Paragus set off to establish it, Eliza asked Son Gohan whether their next enemies were very strong.

• Son Gohan ordered Paragus to use Planet Ba as a base for an interstellar intelligence organization and to locate Babidi and the remaining Saiyans.
• Son Gohan named the organization the Saiyan Alliance, and Paragus agreed to lead it.
• Paragus warned Broly to follow Son Gohan and control his temper before leaving for Planet Ba.
• On the departing spaceship, Paragus reflected on how his ambitions had changed and felt his resolve rekindle under Son Gohan's trust.
• Eliza asked whether the enemies Son Gohan expected to face next were very strong.

Eliza told Son Gohan about the Symbiosis Alliance and its leader Moro, whose power and survival unsettled him. Son Gohan reminded himself that Moro was imprisoned and renewed his resolve to train with Broly.

• Eliza explained that a clash between space mercenaries and the Symbiosis Alliance had caused heavy casualties on both sides.
• Eliza said Moro had been a powerful Symbiosis Alliance leader who alarmed the supreme gods of the universe before they subdued him.
• Son Gohan recognized Moro's name and worried that his actions could alter the future and expose them to powerful enemies.
• Son Gohan told Eliza that Moro was imprisoned after the Grand Supreme Kai sealed his magic power, and urged her to focus on improving their strength.
• Broly returned, and Son Gohan invited him to train before renewing his confidence in his own potential.

Babidi found a route into the Demon Realm and returned through a hidden teleportation array with Dabura. He prepared to set off for Earth to find Majin Buu.

• Babidi located Earth in the Symbiosis Alliance's records but decided he needed a powerful helper before going there.
• Babidi used notes left by his father to find a sealed teleportation array on a dark planet and entered the Demon Realm alone.
• Babidi subdued a monster named Yago and ordered it to guard the array while he opened a spatial rift.
• Babidi returned from the Demon Realm with Dabura, whose powerful aura frightened Yago.
• Babidi concealed the teleportation array again and announced that they would set off for Earth.

Son Gohan, Eliza, and Broly returned to Earth for the twenty-fifth World Martial Arts Tournament, where they reunited with Son Goku, Vegeta, and the other fighters. Son Gohan planned to stop Babidi from reviving Majin Buu and spotted two men under Babidi’s control, while Babidi’s ship was still three years from Earth.

• Babidi learned that his ship would take around three years to reach Earth and resolved to continue toward his goal of reviving Majin Buu.
• At the tournament grounds in Age 774, Son Goku and Vegeta welcomed Son Gohan and Eliza, and Son Gohan introduced them to Broly.
• Son Gohan, Eliza, and Broly declined to enter the tournament, while Son Goku and Vegeta looked forward to competing against each other.
• Krillin introduced his wife Kara and their child to Son Gohan, who learned that Android 17 and Android 18 had disappeared after the battle with Cell.
• Son Gohan entered the grounds intending to find Supreme Kai Shin and prevent Majin Buu’s revival, then spotted two men with Babidi’s M marks on their foreheads.

Son Gohan prepared Nappa to serve as the energy source for his plan to find Babidi, while reflecting on the Saiyan Alliance he had built. At the martial arts tournament, he met Videl, who introduced herself and asked to get acquainted.

• Son Gohan decided to have Nappa fill the energy jar so he could follow the collectors to Babidi's hiding place.
• Nappa arrived and agreed to carry out Son Gohan's dangerous mission, trusting that a Senzu Bean would heal him.
• Son Gohan recalled how the Saiyan Alliance had grown under his leadership and how Nappa had built a family on Earth.
• Son Gohan spotted Android 18 at the tournament registration area and wondered why she had come to compete.
• Videl mistook Son Gohan for a middle-aged man, apologized after seeing his face, and asked to get acquainted.

Son Gohan watched the World Martial Arts Tournament progress and arranged for Nappa to face one of Babidi’s agents. Nappa transformed into a Super Saiyan in the ring, drawing the Supreme Kai’s attention as Spopovich and Yamu prepared to act.

• Videl met Son Gohan, exchanged contact information with him, and hurried away before registration closed.
• The tournament’s elimination rounds selected the top thirty-two, while Chiaotzu used psychic control to keep the main fighters from facing one another.
• Son Gohan learned that the tournament announcer was named Holl and watched the adult division advance to the main matches.
• Nappa drew Spopovich in the top thirty-two, and Vegeta remarked that their chance to fight would have to wait.
• Nappa transformed into a Super Saiyan, prompting Shin to tell Kibito to follow Yamu and Spopovich when they made their move.
• Spopovich and Yamu exchanged knowing looks as they recognized Nappa as suitable material for their plans.

Shin restrained Nappa so Spopovich and Yamu could collect his energy for Babidi, then recruited Son Goku and the others to pursue them. Son Gohan revealed that he knew about Majin Buu and warned Kibito that he knew the Supreme Kai’s history; as Dabura prepared to attack Piccolo, a figure appeared behind him.

• Shin used his divine power to immobilize Nappa while Yamu and Spopovich drained his energy into Babidi’s jar.
• Kibito blocked Son Goku, Vegeta, and the others from intervening, but Piccolo identified Shin and Kibito as Supreme Kais and persuaded the group to trust them.
• Shin led Son Goku and the others after Babidi’s group, while Kibito healed Nappa and Son Gohan warned Nappa to fight the hooded masked man with everything he had.
• Son Gohan told Kibito that he had come to deal with Majin Buu and demonstrated his knowledge of the Supreme Kai’s history.
• Shin’s group witnessed Babidi’s people silence the duo and enter the spaceship, then Dabura rushed at Piccolo with energy gathered in his palm.
• A figure appeared behind Dabura and said Piccolo would not die by his hand.

Son Gohan confronted Dabura, then led the group into Babidi’s spaceship and quickly defeated its first-floor guard. On the second floor, Yago attacked under Babidi’s orders, but Son Gohan found him in the darkness and struck him down.

• Son Gohan blocked Dabura’s blast and matched his punch, but Dabura retreated into the spaceship to continue the battle inside.
• Son Goku praised Son Gohan’s strength, while Vegeta urged the group to hurry so they could fight afterward.
• Son Gohan rushed the first-floor guard and punched him before he could finish speaking.
• Shin said Son Gohan had vast untapped power, then Yago appeared and charged at him under Babidi’s orders.
• Yago wounded Son Gohan slightly and fled when Son Gohan prepared to strike, prompting Babidi to transform the room into a light-absorbing Dark Planet.
• Son Gohan found Yago in the darkness and hit him, leaving Yago unable to understand how he had been located.

Son Gohan captured Babidi before he could revive Majin Buu, then confronted Dabura when the demon king arrived. The chapter ended with both fighters powering up, and Babidi’s detector showing Son Gohan’s energy slightly above Dabura’s.

• Babidi sent Dabura to fight the newcomers and warned him to leave Supreme Kai alive.
• Son Gohan swiftly seized Babidi from the control room and handed him to Supreme Kai with his energy sealed.
• Supreme Kai failed to make Babidi reveal how to destroy Majin Buu, so the group planned to move Buu’s seal to the Supreme Kai Realm.
• Dabura arrived, saw Babidi captured, and attacked Son Gohan, who met him in a fast, powerful fight.
• Babidi’s detector recorded 4,700 units for Dabura and 4,900 for Son Gohan as they powered up.

Son Gohan easily outmatched Dabura, but Babidi forced Dabura to self-destruct and supplied Majin Buu with enough energy to awaken. As Buu stirred beneath the spaceship, Vegeta killed Babidi.

• Babidi realized either fighter’s energy could awaken Majin Buu, while Son Gohan faced Dabura.
• Son Gohan struck Dabura repeatedly, deflected his attacks, snapped his sword, and knocked him into a crater.
• Babidi chanted, causing Dabura to self-destruct and release enough energy to fuel Majin Buu’s awakening.
• Son Goku and Vegeta protected the others with energy barriers as the blast engulfed the area.
• Son Gohan and the others sensed Majin Buu awakening beneath the spaceship, and Vegeta punched through Babidi’s head.

As Majin Buu emerged, Son Gohan arranged for Shin to learn a route to Kino Planet so he could evacuate everyone there if needed. Broly unleashed his power on Kino Planet, allowing Son Gohan to sense him from Earth.

• Shin revealed that Majin Buu had killed all three Supreme Kais and the Grand Supreme Kai, while Son Goku and Vegeta agreed to let Vegeta fight Buu first.
• Pink mist emerged from the passage and began forming into Majin Buu as Kibito offered to restore Son Gohan's strength.
• Son Gohan asked Shin whether he could use Instant Transmission to reach any location, then arranged for Shin to travel to a destination once so he could return there with everyone.
• Son Gohan contacted Broly on Kino Planet and asked him to release his ki so he could lock onto him from Earth.
• Broly transformed and unleashed his ki, and Son Gohan sensed him after several minutes.

Son Gohan brought Son Goku, Vegeta, and Majin Buu to Kino Planet so they could fight without restraint. Vegeta transformed and struck Buu with a powerful punch, but Buu did not move.

• Son Gohan took Supreme Kai to Broly, who calmed his ki and moved the supply ship away from Kino Planet.
• Son Gohan and Supreme Kai returned to the spaceship, and Son Gohan told Son Goku they had found a suitable battlefield.
• Supreme Kai and Kibito transported everyone from the spaceship to Kino Planet as Majin Buu revived.
• Son Gohan sent Supreme Kai and Kibito to the supply ship to watch while Vegeta prepared to fight Buu.
• Vegeta transformed into a Super Saiyan 2 and punched Majin Buu, but Buu remained unmoved.

Vegeta fought Majin Buu, revealed a powerful golden transformation that brought his strength to at least Super Saiyan 3 level, and unleashed a Final Flash. The chapter ended as his attack was about to strike Buu.

• Vegeta hit Majin Buu with hundreds of punches, but Buu recovered without lasting harm.
• Vegeta powered up to the peak of Super Saiyan 2 and blasted Buu with repeated energy attacks, which only caused minor damage.
• Majin Buu struck Vegeta and sent him skidding across the ground, prompting Vegeta to reveal a new golden form.
• Vegeta and Buu clashed, and Vegeta’s golden energy-coated punches damaged Buu, though not efficiently.
• Vegeta flew into the sky and bombarded Buu with golden blasts, then gathered energy and called out Final Flash.

Vegeta attacked Majin Buu with a powerful Final Flash, but Buu survived as writhing pink sludge and trapped Vegeta with his elastic body. Vegeta broke free and gained the upper hand in close combat, while Buu’s anger finally gave way to killing intent.

• Vegeta blasted Majin Buu with a Final Flash, reducing him to pink sludge that re-formed into his body.
• Buu dodged Vegeta’s energy attacks, rushed him, and enveloped his leg, leaving Vegeta trapped under a barrage of punches.
• Son Gohan assessed Vegeta’s deep Super Saiyan 2 state and its stamina advantages over Super Saiyan 3 as Vegeta struggled to defend himself.
• Vegeta surged with golden energy, freed his leg, and overwhelmed Buu in close combat.
• Vegeta insulted Buu, and Buu’s rage built until killing intent appeared in his eyes.

Vegeta overwhelmed Majin Buu with a series of attacks and believed he had destroyed him, but Buu regenerated and turned the fight around. The chapter left Vegeta being kicked into a barrage of Buu’s energy blasts.

• Vegeta detonated energy against Buu’s hand, then kicked and hammered him into the ground before blasting him away.
• Vegeta believed Buu had been defeated, but pink pieces of flesh reappeared and reassembled into Buu.
• Vegeta launched a massive energy sphere that left no trace of Buu, but Buu regenerated again and surrounded Vegeta with pink flesh blobs.
• Buu vanished behind Vegeta, struck his back, then kicked him into a dense barrage of energy blasts.

Vegeta recovered with a Senzu Bean and completed a powerful new transformation, then used refined energy attacks to destroy Majin Buu’s body. Son Gohan warned that Buu could regenerate, and as Buu reformed, Vegeta began gathering energy for another attack.

• Son Goku offered to take over, but Vegeta refused, and Son Gohan gave him a Senzu Bean.
• Vegeta ate the bean, restored his strength, and completed a transformation that suppressed his aura and greatly increased his power.
• Vegeta attacked Majin Buu with a kick and explosive energy strikes, reducing Buu’s body to dust.
• Son Gohan told Son Goku that Vegeta’s attacks could not permanently kill the unusual Majin Buu.
• Majin Buu regenerated from chunks of flesh, and Vegeta began charging another attack as shockwaves spread outward.

Vegeta’s attack failed to stop Buu from regenerating, and the creature split into Fat Buu and the newly formed Gray Buu. Gray Buu absorbed Fat Buu to become Super Buu, who faced Vegeta as the battle began anew.

• Son Gohan told Son Goku that Buu could only be killed by eradicating the evil within him and identified the Spirit Bomb as a possible counter.
• Buu regenerated, then expelled a cloud of vapor that formed Gray Buu.
• Gray Buu fought Fat Buu and absorbed him, becoming Super Buu while Son Gohan, Son Goku, and Vegeta watched.
• Vegeta attacked Super Buu with a punch, but Super Buu caught it and instantly restored his deformed hand.

Vegeta fought Super Buu and unleashed his Final Flash, but Super Buu survived, leaving Vegeta to concede the fight. Son Goku then stepped forward to face Fat Buu.

• Vegeta tested Super Buu's strength, but Super Buu blocked his attacks without appearing to exert himself.
• Super Buu increased his speed and power, forcing Vegeta onto the defensive and imitating his fighting style.
• Vegeta counterattacked with a powerful punch and hit Super Buu with his full-power Final Flash.
• Super Buu rose from the crater unharmed, and Vegeta yielded the fight to Son Goku.
• Son Goku approached Fat Buu, greeted him, and took a fighting stance without transforming.

Son Goku tested Super Buu in his normal state before revealing his Super Saiyan forms. He transformed into Super Saiyan 3, leaving the others astonished as he introduced the result of his training.

• Vegeta complained about Son Goku’s habit of testing opponents in his normal state, then asked Son Gohan how he had reached his current level.
• Son Goku and Super Buu exchanged blows, and Son Goku held his ground before dodging Super Buu’s follow-up attack.
• Super Buu demanded that Son Goku stop stalling and use his trump card, so Son Goku showed him Super Saiyan 1 and Super Saiyan 2.
• Son Goku released a huge surge of ki that shook the planet and transformed into Super Saiyan 3.
• Son Goku introduced Super Saiyan 3 as the result of his training over the past few years.